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Sun Life to retire Clarica name
4 H" @- a. _* I: L0 e: Y% {' gDuncan Mavin, Financial Post& b: T% j, P8 L9 l8 U. B, o
Published: Monday, March 26, 2007
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( L4 Z( }: ?5 Y$ \$ jSun Life Financial公司 星期一宣布,将要退休Clarica 标牌,作为调整市场对策的一部分。
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, s0 r( Y% j3 D, dClarica 是Mutual life of Canada 在1999年引入的,三年后被Sun Life 收买下来。
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8 \3 r8 G) R: G* E现在加拿大约有两百万Clarica 保险合同持有人, Clarica 有3,500 名理财顾问。
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公司说,这个改变将要在2008年第一季度完成。' \6 K- a2 C7 }6 w: p
5 S2 m& x' ]* Y$ O3 I9 F' ]( aTORONTO -- Sun Life Financial Inc. said Monday it is retiring the Clarica brand as part of a revised marketing strategy./ P& N5 b8 r7 i& h
Clarica was introduced in 1999 by Mutual life of Canada, and was acquired by Sun Life three years later.- u/ M" P9 W2 [, ~, b
There are almost two million Clarica policy- and accountholders in Canada, said Sun Life. Clarica also has a sales force of about 3,500., p5 `, {# b( @: U$ X# `
' `) G* @$ {# _" t8 d$ H# w9 bThe company said the changes will be completed by the first quarter of 2008. Sun Life will incur a $40-million to $50-million charge in the first quarter of 2007.& ^( Q0 Y* G, `2 k! Q" o; ]
"The Sun Life name is also well known and highly respected in many other markets around the world," said Sun Life chief executive Don Stewart.
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"Offering our customers, advisors and employees a more powerful brand promise will reinforce Sun Life's position in Canada, and strengthen our platform for continued growth internationally."
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